Posts tagged "Indigenous Peoples"

Amungme leader warns Freeport it could be closed down

The vast Grasberg copper-gold mine in Indonesian-occupied West Papua is a continuing source of tension between the Indonesian government and those campaigning for West papuan independence. London-based Rio Tinto helped to finance the mine’s expansion …
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Rio Tinto hits a snag in US copper mine clean-up

In November 2001, Rio Tinto secured a “Notice of Completion (COC)” from Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirming that it had successfully reclaimed its Flambeau copper mine. This enterprise generated massive opposition by a …
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British Beowulf reported again for breach of Swedish Minerals Act

Swedish Saami Council Press Release

11 January 2012

The Saami communities of Sirges and Jåhkågaska have today submitted a complaint to the Swedish Minerals Inspectorate claiming that Beowulf Mining has allegedly conducted unauthorized exploration drilling …
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BHP’s toxic legacy continues at Ok Tedi

When BHP Billiton pulled out of the Ok Tedi mine in Papua New Guinea, it was because it recognised that the mine should never have been constructed in the way it was – with riverine …
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Opponents appeal decision to permit Michigan nickel-copper mine

Environmental and community groups opposed to a nickel and copper mine being constructed in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula aren’t giving up the fight. AP reports that four groups against the Eagle Mine, under construction by Kennecott …
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Statement by communities affected by mining in La Guajira, Colombia

A gathering of communities was held in late November and a strong statement isued about the damge done by mining in La Guajira – including by Cerrejon Coal, owned by London-listed Anglo American, BHP Billiton …
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GCM challenged to pull out of Phulbari coal project

GCM challenged to pull out of Phulbari coal project

Bangladeshi activists demonstrate against GCM Resources

See Morning Star report on the demonstration organised by the UK Branch of the National Committee for the Protection of Bangladesh’s Oil, Gas, Natural Resource, Power and Ports.

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British Beowulf caught drilling illegally

Beowulf Mining, the company behind the Kallak exploration project in Jokkmokk, Northern Sweden, has been undertaking exploration drilling in breach of the Swedish Minerals’ Act. The company has been drilling without a valid work plan.…
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Proud Indonesian Miners’ End Strike at Grasberg

An agreement was signed in Jakarta on 14 December between PT Freeport Indonesia Workers’ Union (SP KEP SPSI) and management of the world’s largest gold and second largest copper mining complex – Grasberg in Papua …
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Saami communities protest in London over mining

This morning representatives of several Indigenous Saami communities from Scandinavia protested outside the ‘Mines and Money’ London conference in order to raise awareness over the destruction of their traditional lands by mining.

Saami areas in …
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Xstrata under fire on three continents

Protesters storm Xstrata’s London HQ

Protesters’ account and comments at N30, corporate greed, Xstrata and the right to protest, http://occupylsx.org/?p=1755.

See also:

http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/Protesters-storm-London-HQ-of-Xstrata-P4MS7?opendocument&src=rss

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-15967800 and

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/nov/30/occupy-activists-xstrata-hq-london

Xstrata’s Tampakan mine attacked by community in
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Canadian Indigenous Peoples to fight tarsands pipeline

Aboriginal groups in the Canadian Pacific province of British Columbia said on Thursday they had formed a united front to oppose all exports of crude oil from the Alberta tar sands through their territories.

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